When all else fails (continued)
Previous post reminded me of this little incident, when I was at Annual Training with the State Guard this past June.
I kept my HT Yaesu radio clipped onto the shoulder strap of my camelback, all through AT; it's not against regulations or "out of uniform" to have it with me so I tend to keep it handy 24/7.
I had just walked out of the chow hall on Saturday evening. An officer from one of the other units stopped me with a scowl on his face and asked, "Soldier, why do you have to carry that radio with you everywhere?"
I replied, "I don't have to, Sir."
He countered, "Well, why do you carry it then?"
"Because, Sir, when all else fails... Ham radio."
He gave me a long, hard stare, then shook his head and turned back to his group with a muttered, "Damn! I've got to get me one of those."
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I kept my HT Yaesu radio clipped onto the shoulder strap of my camelback, all through AT; it's not against regulations or "out of uniform" to have it with me so I tend to keep it handy 24/7.
I had just walked out of the chow hall on Saturday evening. An officer from one of the other units stopped me with a scowl on his face and asked, "Soldier, why do you have to carry that radio with you everywhere?"
I replied, "I don't have to, Sir."
He countered, "Well, why do you carry it then?"
"Because, Sir, when all else fails... Ham radio."
He gave me a long, hard stare, then shook his head and turned back to his group with a muttered, "Damn! I've got to get me one of those."
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